Bale bed choice?

[WesternMBRancher]

Im sure this has been discussed on here but I was just wondering what the good and bad about the different brands of bale beds that are availible as I am in the market for one.


Thanks in Advance

 

[jigs]

I had a dew eze and liked it, except when we went to big square bales, it did not pinch in far enough to grab them. Besler pivots rather than slides, so if I were to get another one, it would be a Besler.

 

[Shortgrass]

I have had a Hydra bed for probably ten or twelve years. I have changed pickups under it once. Best thing since Post Toasties as far as I am concerned. I am putting a Hydra Bed Cake feeder on it this fall. It has had very minimum maintaince on it - replaced a bearing once, and changed hoses when I changed trucks.

 

[Soapweed]

We have had three Hydra-Beds through the years, and like them very much. This brand would get my vote.

 

[Anonymous]

I've had a hydra bed for 10 years-- stacked and fed thousands and thousands of bales- and the only problem I've had is a few blown hoses as it got older....
If its a 20-40 below night I just slap one of those little 1500 watt crankcase magnetic heaters on the tank and plug it in-- in the morning the hydraulic fluid is warm and circulates much easier....

 

[Brad S]

I used to live halfway between Sabetha Kansas where Hydrabeds are made and Anthony Kansas where Dew Ezes are made. I have a good friend that would go to nut frys and when everyone got in the beer pretty good start a haybed "discussion" just to laugh at the ensuing war.

My experiance:

Hydrabeds are simpler - the controls are pto cables not switches. the switches always fail at the wrong time I've seen more than a few hotwired Dew Ezees

Hydrabeds are faster - the pivots open simultaneously, not one at a time

Hydrabeds can pick up bales close togather like if you have bale rows too close togather, Dew Ezees can be hard on bale rows next to the bale you're picking up

Hydrabed only uses a 15 gallon pump - on a DewEzee its the big option

Hydrabeds have a better float feature if you are unrolling a bale

Dew Ezees are more operator friendly. especially with the new wireless controlls

Dew Ezees are heavier, but my hydrabed is on its fourth pickup.

Dew Ezees cost about a grand more

Hydrabed - tripple C Mfg is really supportive of their equipment - don't know about Dew Ezee

Final note, get a pump driven off the front of the motor - those starter motor deals are lame with modern balers making such big bales

oh yeah, if you are going to use your bed hard, you need a heavy frame 1 ton no floppy axle ford or torsion bar Chev

 

[WesternMBRancher]

Thanks for the input guys ! I have been leaning to the Hydra-Bed side all along and I have ran a dew- eze and a older hydra bed and liked the hydra bed much better . It will be most likely going on a 98 3500 cummins reg cab 4x4 as we have 3 other duallies for pulling to town and other jobs. If anyone has any more to add it would be appreciated!


Thanks

 

[Soapweed]

Thanks for the input guys ! I have been leaning to the Hydra-Bed side all along and I have ran a dew- eze and a older hydra bed and liked the hydra bed much better . It will be most likely going on a 98 3500 cummins reg cab 4x4 as we have 3 other duallies for pulling to town and other jobs. If anyone has any more to add it would be appreciated!
Thanks

One of our Hydra-beds is on a 1998 Dodge one-ton regular cab with an eleven foot box and dually tires. I really like this outfit, as we also have a model 1800 caker on it. With this, we can haul 1500# of cake, besides two bales of hay. The extra length on the box and the duals on the back really add to its stability.